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	11/7/2011
Good afternoon LATEST NEWS Five teenagers arrested for stealing Halloween candy (Reuters) - Five Virginia teenagers were charged with robbery and assault after they beat up two Halloween trick-or-treaters and stole their candy, Police said on Saturday. | Full Article Strapped county sacks Santa to save $660 November 07, 2011 10:22 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Faced with the difficult task of balancing a budget in austere times, officials in New York's Suffolk County said on Friday they had no choice: they had to sack Santa Claus. | Full Article Devil found in detail of Giotto fresco in Italy's Assisi November 07, 2011 10:23 AM ET ROME (Reuters) - Art restorers have discovered the figure of a devil hidden in the clouds of one of the most famous frescos by Giotto in the Basilica of St Francis in Assisi, church officials said on Saturday. | Full Article Accused Nigeria comic to get last laugh on drug cops November 04, 2011 10:52 AM ET LAGOS (Reuters) - A Nigerian comedian arrested on suspicion of smuggling drugs in his stomach will be released on bail on Friday after drug enforcement agents failed to find anything inside him following an exhaustive search of his excretions, his lawyer told Reuters. | Full Article Mars crew "lands" after 520 days in isolation November 04, 2011 10:50 AM ET MOSCOW (Reuters) - Pale-faced but smiling, the crew of a long-duration isolation study emerged bleary-eyed to daylight and applause Friday after 520 days locked away in windowless, cramped cells to simulate the length of a journey to Mars. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Papademos front-runner to be new Greek PM November 07, 2011 12:00 PM ET ATHENS (Reuters) - Lucas Papademos, a former deputy head of the European Central Bank, was on Monday tipped to emerge as Greek prime minister as political leaders bargained over who will lead a new coalition to push through a bailout before the country runs out of money in mid-December. | Full Article Berlusconi plays last cards, denies will resign November 07, 2011 11:07 AM ET ROME (Reuters) - Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi defied huge pressure to resign on Monday, desperately playing his last cards to see off a party revolt as fears over Italy's instability hit markets across Europe. | Full Article Euro zone governments rush to placate bond markets November 07, 2011 11:06 AM ET ATHENS/ROME (Reuters) - Euro zone governments rushed to placate feverish bond markets on Monday as the 17-nation currency bloc's debt crisis threatened to accelerate out of control. | Full Article Wall St lower as Italy weighs November 07, 2011 11:02 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell in choppy trade on Monday, with the Nasdaq down 1 percent, as political uncertainty in Italy fueled investor concern the euro zone debt crisis could engulf the bloc's third biggest economy. | Full Article Insight: Has Iran ended Israel's Begin Doctrine? November 07, 2011 10:20 AM ET JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Menachem Begin did not pull his punches. In 1981, as work neared completion on an Iraqi nuclear reactor that Israel believed would produce plutonium for warheads, the Israeli prime minister dispatched eight F-16 bombers to destroy the plant. Begin later said that the raid was proof his country would "under no circumstances allow the enemy to develop weapons of mass-destruction against our people". | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Bulk of MF Global positions in Europe still open Jefferies cuts certain Europe positions by half Failed BP deal renews pressure on CEO Dudley Best Buy buys out U.S. mobile partner for $1.3 billion How to play it: Groupon and high-profile IPOs RELATED VIDEO Cute quolls debut in Aussie zoo Santa Claus competition delivers in Hong Kong Day of the Dead takes to the air A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today. Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. Register Today. The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day.. Register Today. » MORE NEWSLETTERS TECHNOLOGY NEWS Barnes & Noble launches new Nook tablet Full Article U.S. announces new push for offensive cyber arms Olympus ex-CEO to meet panel member next week New York Times chief digital executive to retire YouTube, Disney Interactive strike content alliance HTC to push into emerging markets, eyes new tablet - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend